Lime's third-generation or G3 e-scooter is on its way to Auckland.
Lime的第三代或G3电动踏板车正在前来奥克兰的路上。
e-scooter：电动踏板车

The US-based company can't give an exact date for a mass rollout, but its NZ public affairs manager Lauren Mentjox says G3s have just been released in Berlin, with other cities to follow shortly.
这家总部位于美国的公司无法给出大规模推出G3的确切日期，但其新西兰公共事务经理Lauren Mentjox表示，G3电动踏板车刚刚在柏林发布，其他城市也将很快发布。
rollout：上限；试行
public affairs：公共事务

The Herald got a sneak preview of the G3 on Auckland's Viaduct this morning.
今天上午，英文《先驱报》在奥克兰Viaduct海港上提前了解了一下G3。
sneak preview：先睹为快

The first thing you notice is that in many ways, the G3 is bigger and chunkier than the current scooter on Kiwi streets, the G2.5.
你首先会注意到的是，在很多方面，G3都比目前新西兰街头的G2.5踏板车更大更结实。
chunky：厚实；结实

There's a bigger baseboard, the size of the wheels has been boosted from 8-inches to 10-inches, and spring suspension has been replaced by mountain bike-style shocks.
踏板更大，车轮的尺寸从8英寸增加到了10英寸，弹簧减震器也换成了山地自行车式的悬架减震器。
baseboard：底板；踏板
spring suspension：弹簧减震器
suspension shock：悬架减震器

The net effect is a smoother, easier ride.
实际效果是更加平稳，更容易骑。
net effect：最后效果；实际效果

Bigger wheels and better suspension should also mean you're less likely to spill - though Mentjox maintains the G2.5 was perfectly safe (earlier this year, it did suffer a braking issue that saw the council temporarily remove Limes from Auckland streets).
更大的车轮和更好的减震系统也应该意味着骑行者不太可能跌落——尽管Mentjox坚称G2.5是完全安全的（今年早些时候，G2.5确实遇到了刹车问题，导致市议会将Lime踏板车暂时从奥克兰街道上移除）。
spill：跌落

图片来源：NZ Herald

The new Lime is also noticeably heavier - 22.5kg to the current model's 17kg. But it has the same top speed - 26kph.
新的Lime踏板车也明显更重——22.5公斤，目前的型号是17公斤。但两者的最高速度相同 - 26公里/小时。
kph：即kilometers per hour

And it's range is actually boosted from 22km to 40km on a single charge, thanks to a larger battery (both range and speed depend on terrain and other conditions).
由于电池容量更大（续航里程和速度取决于地形和其他条件），充一次电后，它的续航里程实际上可以从22公里提高到40公里。
terrain：地形

The battery also moves from the stalk to under the baseboard - allowing for a lower handlebar design. Where Lime's handlebars used to be set high, they're now on the same level as rivals Flamingo and Wave.
电池的位置也从杆部移动到了踏板下——如此可将车把手设计地较低。Lime踏板车的车把曾经设置得很高，现在其车把手的位置与竞争对手Flamingo和Wave踏板车的车把手处于同一水平线上。
stalk：柄

升级版Lime的车把手较低。图片来源：NZ Herald

The G3 also features a larger display, upgraded to colour, which can relay messages such as when you're being automatically slowed down because you're in one of the new speed-limited areas (currently, alerts come through the app on the rider's phone).
G3的显示屏更大，且已升级为彩色，可以传递信息，比如当你在一个新的限速区（目前，警报信息通过驾车者手机上的应用程序发出），就会自动减速。
relay：传达；传播

Lime would not comment on the cost of a G3 or G2.5, but a recent police report on 50 Lime scooters stolen by a Christchurch man put the value of the theft at $37,500 - that is, valuing each Lime G 2.5 at $750.

Lime不愿告知一辆G3或G2.5价值多少钱，但最近的一份警方报告称，一名基督城的男子偷走了50辆Lime踏板车，价值共37500纽币，也就是说，每辆Lime G2.5的价值为750纽币。

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